Her Husband's Harlot

Mayhem in Mayfair, Book 1

De: Grace Callaway

Narrado por: Erin Mallon

Not quite a wife...

After a disastrous wedding night, proper Lady Helena Harteford fears for the fate of her new marriage. Disguised as a doxy, she tracks her husband down at a bawdy house to reason with him...and instead discovers the thrill of forbidden passion. An innocent ruse turns into a risky deception; how far will this once-wallflower go to win her husband's love?

Unfit to be a husband...

Orphaned at an early age, Nicholas Morgan escapes his violent beginnings to become a successful merchant - only to discover that he is the legitimate heir of the Marquess of Harteford. His transition to the ton is rocky and made rockier when he marries above him. Torn between guilt and lust, he tries to protect his sweet, innocent wife from the demons of his past. But can he safeguard her from his own raging desires?

Caught between past and present...

When a dangerous nemesis rises from Nicholas' past, husband and wife must work together in order to survive. From the drawing rooms to the stews of Regency London, they find themselves caught in a game of passion and seduction. Will true love prevail? Or is Helena destined to remain...Her Husband's Harlot?

Her Husband's Harlot was a 2010 Romance Writers of America Golden Heart Finalist.

©2011 Grace Callaway (P)2012 Grace Callaway

Not for the faint of heart!!!

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes.

What other book might you compare Her Husband's Harlot to and why?

None really its a book with its own unique style. Not typical of other regency romance

Have you listened to any of Erin Mallon’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

I'm a huge Erin Mallon fan and this narrator is not her, that been said whomever this narrator is she did a great job i enjoy the many voices she used to bring the characters to life.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

I did listen to it in 1 sitting. Now I'm going to get some much needed rest and move on to the next in the series.

Any additional comments?

I enjoyed every minute of this book. Loved how Helena didn't give up on her husband. How she discovered her sexual awareness and how she seduce Nicholas. It didn't happened overnight it was a gradual growth overtime and made the story more believable. Nicholas had such a dark and twisted past one cannot fault him for his insecurities. I've read some reviews saying the sex scenes was more like porn and also that the book had a lot of sex scene. This I don't agree with those sex scenes is actually regular sex people have daily and it did not take away from the story. If you can't handle a story like this as an adult then I guess you don't read modern or erotic novels with alpha males and bdsm since thats all most writers seems to write these days. I enjoyed this book immensely and I will be reading it again after I finish seducing my husband.

Narrator can’t pronounce “Marquess” ....

It wasn’t my cup of tea. it wasn’t the worst but maybe after reading so many great book I am a bit spoiled....

BE CAREFUL -- It's hard to stop listening!

If you are listening when working or driving, make sure you have plenty of time to hear BIG dollops of this one. There is an excellent chance you'll have a very hard time putting it aside to do other things in your life. The narrator, Erin Mallon, did an excellent job with a difficult character in the naive young wife who has unwittingly turned her husband away from their marriage bed. She works to woo him back and does so, but the path is twisted and dark. He is a grand character, too, full of personal doubt and misgivings, but with a sense of honor that is truly his own. A wonderful story, well enacted. Looking for more!

Very potty mouthed “romance”

The story is ok and redeeming and is a sweet love story, but the characters are so oversexed that it detracts from the story. The author’s constant reference to the sexual organs by their slang and vulgar terms is definitely off putting. It is one thing to have the characters use these terms during a sex scene, but the author’s continual use of the terms when describing the scene is unnecessary and fortuitous. It does nothing to enhance the story.

A fun read

This was basically a fun read although the heroine was not really believable. She was brave enough to act but a coward to speak. That hurt the story.

Good, Not Great - Narrator Not Great

The narrator is an excellent reader and enjoyable to listen to; however, when she starts performing the characters it is not very good. I probably will not buy another book performed by this narrator. If the next book in the series was available with a different narrator, I'd probably listen to it, but there aren't another books by this author available.

The book and the story were just okay - not great!

Great story...HORRIBLE narration

WHY do they choose Americans to narrate Regency stories? Erin Mallon has such an awful British accent!!! Has she ever heard a narration in this genre? It’s “ma ma” not “momma.” And why does her “low born” accent for Nicholas sound like a Texan?!!! It’s so grating!!!! Please never read in this genre again. The book might have been decent but she ruins it!

Love, love, love this hot romance!!!

I loved loved loved Her Husband's Harlot! Both the story and the performance were first-rate. This is a different kind of Regency romance (definitely erotic and not for those wanting a sweet Regency), with characters that had me rooting for their happy ending all the way through.

There was so much I loved about the story (the steamy scenes and sexual tension between the hero and heroine, the humor, the heart-warming moments). There were lots of really funny scenes with dialogue that just sparkled. The narrator did a terrific job of doing all the voices, female and male, and the accent was spot on. I hope there is a sequel!

Hot

This was a very hot book, very enjoyable. There were only a few moments I felt some angst. I wish the author hadn’t taken the brutality of his past THAT far. Narration was pretty good. The male voice wasn’t as masculine as I’d like but was able to tell the difference between male and female. I’m excited to hear the next book and hope it’s as hot as this one.

Underwhelming

I saw another review that said that there was a gratuitous amount of sex scenes that didn't help move the story forward and I should have taken it more to heart. I love a good historical fiction story with smoot, but this was over the top. I finished the book because I don't like leaving open ends, but it was rough. It was hard to get invested in the characters while the sex scenes felt like they were written by a man in many instances.